What does a neuron look like?
A neuron comprises a cell body with a nucleus and cytoplasm, from which long thin hair-like parts emerge. Every neuron has a solitary long part called the axon, and some little, short expanded parts called dendrite. An individual nerve cell is known as a neuron, it very well might be up to a meter long.
Diagrammatically show the difference between the three types of muscle fibres.
Draw a labelled diagram of a neuron.
Complete the table:
Give three features of cardiac muscles.
Where is apical meristem found?
What are the functions of the stomata?
What is a tissue?
How many types of elements together make up the xylem tissue? Name them.
What are the constituents of phloem?
Name the following.
(a) Tissue that forms the inner lining of our mouth.
(b) Tissue that connects muscle to bone in humans.
(c) Tissue that transports food in plants.
(d) Tissue that stores fat in our body.
(e) Connective tissue with a fluid matrix.
(f) Tissue present in the brain.
Which of the following has more inertia: (a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size? (b) a bicycle and a train? (c) a five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin?
State the universal law of gravitation.
Which of the following are matter?
Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.
A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force (Fig. 11.3). Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case?
What is meant by a pure substance?
How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ear?
In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water
What are canal rays?
State any two conditions essential for good health.
How is our atmosphere different from the atmospheres on Venus and Mars?
A large truck and a car, both moving with a velocity of magnitude v, have a head-on collision and both of them come to a halt after that. If the collision lasts for 1 s:
(a) Which vehicle experiences the greater force of impact?
(b) Which vehicle experiences the greater change in momentum?
(c) Which vehicle experiences the greater acceleration?
(d) Why is the car likely to suffer more damage than the truck?
What causes winds?
What are the benefits of cattle farming?
Do you know of any activity which may be polluting this water source?
An athlete completes one round of a circular track of diameter 200 m in 40 s. What will be the distance covered and the displacement at the end of 2 minutes 20 s?
What are the desirable agronomic characteristics for crop improvements?
If the organisation of a cell is destroyed due to some physical or chemical influence, what will happen?
Abdul, while driving to school, computes the average speed for his trip to be 20 km h-1. On his return trip along the same route, there is less traffic and the average speed is 40 km h-1. What is the average speed for Abdul’s trip?
How are fish obtained?
How does an Amoeba obtain its food?